Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.

Options:

His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.

His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.

The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.

The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.

Correct Answer:

The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4: The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.

To convert a sentence with two actions (arranged and took) into the passive voice, both parts must be changed while maintaining the Simple Past tense.

First Part: "His friends (Subject) arranged (Verb) for the ambulance (Object)."

In passive: "The ambulance (New Subject) was arranged for by his friends."

Note: The preposition "for" must stay attached to the verb "arranged."

Second Part: "(His friends) took (Verb) him (Object) immediately to the hospital."

In passive: "He (New Subject) was immediately taken to the hospital."

The object "him" becomes the subject "he," and "took" becomes "was taken."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Option 1: Uses "would have arranged," which changes the tense from simple past to conditional perfect.

  • Option 2: Incorrectly suggests the friends were the ones being arranged, which changes the meaning entirely.

  • Option 3: Changes the meaning to suggest the ambulance performed the actions on the friends.